That's all good advice thank you. For anyone who has renewed the IR in the sim of late, how did it compare with the initial? I passed my IR in a DA42 so was hoping to find another DA42 sim if I do the renewal, however the only places I can find are Shoreham and Cabair, and Cabair are nearly £300 more expensive for the same thing, and I live up North so Shoreham is a long way to go. I'd be happy to do it in a different sim, however I don't know if that will add to the job in hand.